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Profiles: Taylor Hawkins

Mar 31, 2022 | PROFILES

As probably ALL drum maniacs out there already know, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins passed away last Friday night. The statement posted on the band’s Facebook account reads: “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and...

Charlie Watts dies at 80

Aug 25, 2021 | PROFILES

As it has been reported by the most reputable press agencies (Reuters, Associated Press) and news services (BBC, Sky News, CNN), Charlie Watts – the man behind the drums for The Rolling Stones since 1963 – passed away yesterday. A...

Profiles: Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

Jul 29, 2021 | PROFILES

On Monday, July 27, the world received the news of the death of Joey Jordison – former drummer of Slipknot. Joey died at the age of 46. A family representative said he died “peacefully in his sleep,” but did not specify the cause...

Profiles: Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section drummer Roger Hawkins

May 25, 2021 | PROFILES

A few days ago, the sad news about the death of Roger Hawkins was announced. The drummer of the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, who played on such hits as “Respect” and “Chain of Fools” by Aretha Franklin,...

Drummer Profiles: Viola Smith

Nov 11, 2020 | PROFILES

Last month we learned about another irreparable loss to the world of drums. Viola Smith, one of the first professional female drummers in the world, a real pillar of the drumming community and pioneer of the percussion industry, passed away on...

The greatest Yamaha drummers: Tony Thompson

Dec 5, 2018 | PROFILES

Yamaha is one of the most renowned brands in the musical instruments market (and not only that), but also in drums. As the company celebrated its 50th year in the drumming world not so long ago, we thought it would be a good idea to present the...

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A bit of information on the history of the drums. In this category, we write about the history of drum or cymbal manufacturing companies and their founders’ life stories. The same goes for PA, mixing consoles, monitoring system producers, renowned drummers, educators, music producers – in a nutshell, everybody and everything that has contributed to the development of the art of drumming over the years.

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Profiles: Taylor Hawkins

Charlie Watts dies at 80

Profiles: Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

Profiles: Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section drummer Roger Hawkins

Drummer Profiles: Viola Smith

The greatest Yamaha drummers: Tony Thompson

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